Slightly fewer adult smokers
(WorldNews Netherlands)

In 2018, smoking, excessive drinking and obesity rates were still well above the targets set in the National Prevention Agreement to be met by 2040. With this agreement, the Dutch government - together with more than 70 organisations in the Netherlands - aims to reduce smoking and excessive and heavy drinking among adults to 5 percent and the share of overweight people to 38 percent by the year 2040. Over 1 in 5 adults are smokers In 2018, 22.4 percent...